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Redundancy

They have found 

my replacement

he is sat there with a

finger up his nose 

watching a cartoon 

about a talking cupcake.

 

He can recite the alphabet 

print his own name 

and his an expert in the 

sauropods of the mesozoic era.

 

Just this morning he 

recalled the names

of the planets, 

listing each one by size

and distance from the sun

 

Remembering to add Pluto

as a footnote,

which used to be a planet,

or so he'd been told,

by those of us who'd

been here awhile.

◄ Golden Age Poetry

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New Shoes

Sun 20th Mar 2022 02:57

Not sure if it fits your style, but what if the end was written as: or so he'd been told by those indoctrinating the code.

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Tom Harding

Wed 16th Mar 2022 09:39

Thanks for the likes and comments all.

I feel I couldn't get the last verse right, so I would welcome and constructive criticism or rewrites if anyone had any thoughts.

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New Shoes

Wed 16th Mar 2022 03:45

sounds like your replacement holds promise!

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